Empyrean Witch by J.S. Malcom

Author:J.S. Malcom [Malcom, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16 - Julia

I took to the highway again, this time riding west. Soon, I’d let Cassie know that I was okay. She’d been texting and calling for days. Hiding this way had been a selfish thing to do. It hadn’t been fair. I’d also go back to the Shadow Order and explain things as best I could. But right now I needed to go see Phoenix’s mother. Calling her just wouldn’t be right. I needed to go there.

As I continued to ride, I kept wondering if Isabel knew yet. Surely by now the victims’ families had all been notified. But what if, for some reason, they hadn't been? Or what if Phoenix hadn't been identified? What if he'd left his ID at home, or his wallet on the table when we’d tried to escape? There was just no way to know. But if it had to be me who broke the news, then so be it. Better it came from me than from some stranger in a uniform. And at least I’d been there. I could provide answers to some of the questions. Not all of them, by any stretch, but at least some.

As the miles passed, my mind reeled with questions of my own. Who had my biological mother been? Not just her name, who had she really been? What had happened to her? Was she a witch? She must have been. What other explanation was there? Was she still alive? What about my biological father? Was he a witch too? Why did he leave my mother and where had he gone?

Maybe it was because I remained lost in thought, but it didn't feel long before I found myself riding along country roads, past fields and farmland. Not long enough, really. I didn't feel prepared, but how could I be for something like this?

I turned off the main road and soon spotted Isabel’s farm in the distance. As I drew closer, I saw that the street was lined with cars. As was the driveway. My pulse escalated. Had I possibly arrived in the middle of Phoenix's funeral? No, that just wasn’t possible. It had only been two days. Still, I briefly considered riding past and coming back later. I didn’t think I could face something like that right now. I didn’t know how I possibly could.

Still, at the last moment I turned into the driveway. I made myself keep going until I reached the house. I killed the engine and got off my bike. I walked to the front door, my heart beating loud in my ears. I took a deep breath to calm myself, and then rang the doorbell. I listened as footsteps approached inside. Then I screamed when Phoenix answered the door.

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